The German Judo Federation () is an association of German judo. The
judo
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sport in
West Germany
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was organized as a sport from 1949 to 1954 in the
Deutscher Athletenbund (DAB). On 8 August 1953 the German Judo Association was founded by
Dan-bearers of the
German Dan-Kollegium (DDK) like
Alfred Rhode of the
1st German Judo-Club (1st DJC in
Frankfurt am Main
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). Alfred Rhode had introduced
judo
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...
in Germany with the 1st DJC at his Frankfurt summer school in 1932.
The separate areas of responsibility of the two associations DJB and DDK complemented each other when the DJB was founded. The DDK was responsible for the Dan bearers, teacher training, dissemination and teaching of judo and examinations. The DJB was from 1955 alone responsible for the competition events - for national and international tournaments and championships, after the DAB had transferred in December 1954 its responsibility for the judo sport to the DJB.
The DJB was recognized in 1956 by the
German Sports Federation and worked together until 1990 together with the DDK. On 2 February 1991, the German Judo Federation of the FRG (DJB) and the German Judo Association of the GDR (DJV) united in
Passau
Passau (; bar, label=Central Bavarian, Båssa) is a city in Lower Bavaria, Germany, also known as the Dreiflüssestadt ("City of Three Rivers") as the river Danube is joined by the Inn from the south and the Ilz from the north.
Passau's popu ...
under the name German Judo Association. Judo Judges organize judo championships in Germany as well as other professional associations in Germany.
From 3 to 6 October 2013 the judo festival celebrated its 60th anniversary with a judo festival in
Cologne
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. Here were u. a. Individual and team competitions carried out and also courses and demonstrations offered.
Participation
There are 2742 judo clubs in Germany
and 150,279 judo members
See also
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European Judo Championships
The European Judo Championships is the Judo European Championship organized by the European Judo Union. The 2015 and 2019 editions were held during the respective European Games. This is also expected for future editions of the European Games.
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History of martial arts
Although the earliest evidence of martial arts goes back millennia, the true roots are difficult to reconstruct. Inherent patterns of human aggression which inspire practice of mock combat (in particular wrestling) and optimization of serious close ...
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Judo in Germany
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List of judo techniques
This is a list of judo techniques. They are categorized into throwing techniques (''nage-waza''), grappling techniques (''katame-waza''), body-striking techniques (''atemi-waza)'', blocks and parries (''uke-waza''), receiving/breakfall techni ...
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List of judoka
This is a list of highly notable judoka (judo practitioners).
Founder
* Jigorō Kanō (Japan, 1860–1938) founded judo, and established the Kōdōkan in 1882. Judo was the first Japanese martial art to gain widespread international recogn ...
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Martial arts timeline This martial arts timeline is designed to help describe the history of the martial arts in a linear fashion. Many of the articles for particular styles have discussions of their history. This article is designed to help visualize the development ...
References
External links
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Sports organizations established in 1953
Judo organizations
Judo
is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...
Organisations based in Frankfurt
Judo in Germany